Ocean City Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Ocean City, Maryland during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the resort town, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Ocean City, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Ocean City, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
44 27 January 7 -3
47 30 February 8 -1
66 45 March 19 7
63 45 April 17 7
72 56 May 22 13
80 65 June 27 18
85 70 July 29 21
83 67 August 28 20
78 63 September 25 17
68 51 October 20 11
57 38 November 14 4
51 33 December 10 1
65 48 Year 18 9
30-year temperature averages for Ocean City, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
45 28 January 7 -2
47 29 February 8 -2
52 35 March 11 2
62 44 April 16 7
70 53 May 21 12
79 63 June 26 17
84 68 July 29 20
83 67 August 28 20
77 61 September 25 16
68 49 October 20 10
58 39 November 14 4
50 32 December 10 0
64 48 Year 18 9

Days of Hot Weather in Ocean City

Most summer days at Ocean City heat up into the 80s Fahrenheit. Typically 13 of those reach 90 degrees or more. Only once every two or three years on average does the temperature at this beach destination make it to 100 °F (38 °C).

Number of days in Ocean City of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  70 °F
21 °C
80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 2 0 0
April 6 1 0
May 17 6 0
June 28 16 3
July 31 24 6
August 31 24 3
September 28 10 1
October 14 2 0
November 2 0 0
December 1 0 0
Year 160 83 13

How Often Ocean City Has Cold Temperatures

While freezing nighttime temperatures are common during winter at Ocean City, the nights don't often get bitterly cold. It typically drops down to 10 °F (-12 °C) or below on one or two nights a year.

The beach town normally has 81 nights below freezing, including most nights from December to early March. Yet most winter days are mild. Only six days a year fail to warm up to above 32 °F. Days that chilly most often occur in January.

Days per month on average in Ocean City when the minimum temperature drops to 32 or 20 °F or below
  20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
January 7 22
February 4 18
March 1 12
April 0 2
May 0 0
June 0 0
July 0 0
August 0 0
September 0 0
October 0 1
November 0 8
December 2 18
Year 15 81
References

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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